As the impacts of climate change increasingly affect the daily lives of residents in several countries, including Brazil, the ...

The Amazon region is globally renowned for its natural wealth, yet little attention is given to the population residing on ...

Cattle ranches have ruled the Amazon for decades. Now, new companies are selling something else: the ability of trees to lock ...

Although we do not know the name of the recently spotted tribe in Brazil, or what language they speak, it is possible to tease out some clues as to their way of life from the aerial photographs taken ...

It wasn't a typical Amazonian village of muddy paths and unkempt foliage. Manicured grass-fronted stores selling colourful crafts, and a striking selection of surrealistic statues depicted the ...

The extractive industries are strategic components of the economy of all Amazonian countries, but their importance varies ...

SANTARÉM, Brazil — It was the first time in his life that Robson Chaves de Souza had seen the Tapajós River so far back from the shore. In October, the sandy beach that divides his community ...

What’s good for the heart is good for the brain; studies show the Tsimané tribe has very good heart health and only about 1 per cent of its elders have dementia A farming, fishing and foraging ...

Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago.

COLUMN. An international team found that the 'Heliconius elevatus' is the result of two other species breeding, an exception among animals.